A summer grand festival featuring 4 puppet floats and mikoshi touring Tsujido
Tsujido Suwa Shrine Grand Festival
Festival information
EVENT INFORMATION- Season / frequency
- Every year on July 23, the 26th and 27th / Every year
- Location
- Tsujido Suwa Shrine
- Area
- Kanagawa Prefecture・Fujisawa City(From Tokyo: approx. 30 min–1 h · train)Prefecture-level estimate to a main station or airport, not the venue. Airport access, check-in and onward travel are extra; remote areas and islands can take much longer.
- Highlights and activities
- Last updated
- 2026/10/19
This grand festival at Tsujido Suwa Shrine in Tsujido Motomachi, Fujisawa City, features 4 puppet floats being pulled through town and processions. It is carried on in the Tsujido community as a shrine festival honoring a divided spirit of Suwa Taisha.
About Tsujido Suwa Shrine Grand Festival
The Tsujido Suwa Shrine Grand Festival is held at Tsujido Suwa Shrine in Tsujido Motomachi, Fujisawa City, Kanagawa Prefecture.
The shrine enshrines a divided spirit of Suwa Taisha and is affectionately known in the area as “Tsujido’s Osuwa-sama.”
Puppet floats pulled through town and mikoshi processions are central to the festival.
Source: 辻堂諏訪神社例大祭 - Wikipedia
Festival highlights
The highlights are the 4 puppet floats pulled through town for the annual grand festival.
The floats feature Minamoto no Yoritomo from Higashimachi, Minamoto no Yoshiie from Nishimachi, Takenouchi no Sukune from Minamimachi, and Empress Jingu from Kitamachi.
These puppet floats are designated Fujisawa City Tangible Folk Cultural Properties.
A summer grand festival featuring 4 puppet floats and mikoshi touring Tsujido
What to expect
The festival features puppet floats being pulled through town and mikoshi processions.
The shrine mikoshi proceeds in the Dokko-i carrying style with 4 carrying poles, changing to 2 poles when it enters the shrine.
The Mutsumi mikoshi makes a separate procession after leaving the shrine, then is carried again during the joint shrine-entry procession.
Location and access
- Venue and address
Tsujido Suwa Shrine (3-15-15 Tsujido Motomachi, Fujisawa, Kanagawa Prefecture)
- Train and bus
It is a 10-minute walk from Tsujido Station on the JR East Tokaido Line.
- Parking
The 2026 mikoshi procession information advises checking the parking map.
Source: 小和田松和会 辻堂諏訪神社例大祭神輿渡御のお知らせ
Address 3-15-15 Tsujido Motomachi, Fujisawa City, Kanagawa Prefecture
Dates and season
The annual festival is held in July, with the festival events scheduled for July 23, 26 and 27.
In 2026, the mikoshi procession is scheduled for July 26 (Sunday), with participants gathering at 7:30 a.m., the mikoshi departing the shrine at 8 a.m., returning to the shrine at 8:30 a.m., and the event expected to finish at 4:30 p.m.
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Origins and History of Tsujido Suwa Shrine Grand Festival
Tsujido Suwa Shrine was founded in 1159 (Heiji 1) and is said to enshrine divided spirits of both the upper and lower shrines of Suwa Taisha in Shinano Province.
Following the separation of Shinto and Buddhism in 1873 (Meiji 6), it became Tsujido’s chief guardian shrine, succeeding its role as the village shrine.
Festival events featuring puppet floats and mikoshi continue to be held today.
Tsujido Suwa Shrine Grand Festival at a Glance
The Tsujido Suwa Shrine Grand Festival is a summer grand festival held at Tsujido’s chief guardian shrine.
4 puppet floats designated Fujisawa City Tangible Folk Cultural Properties are pulled through town, and processions of the shrine mikoshi and Mutsumi mikoshi also take place.
The 2026 mikoshi procession is scheduled for July 26.
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Article updated: 2026/10/19
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